Two out of five of your friends have started a blog. Why? Should you be blogging too? This gentle, supportive course is designed to walk you through the steps you’ll need to take in order to launch a blog. Join […]
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Erica Goss writes a video poetry column, The Third Form, for Connotation Press (something I discovered not too long ago when I was foraging for video poetry sites). Her new book, Vibrant Words: Ideas and Inspirations for Poets, is a […]
The My Writing Process Blog Tour is spiraling through the blogosphere, offering the inspirational Mother lode on process specifics for those of us between writing groups, classes, or retreats. Pull us up on Twitter using #MyWritingProcess to see multiple answers to […]
Poetry Play: A Tour Through the Forms
March 15, 2014
Do you haiku? Ever written a haibun, aubade, or epistolary poem? Want to try your hand at a sestina, sonnet, or villanelle? During this four-hour workshop we will fearlessly and playfully write our way towards working drafts of as many […]
I’ve been on the Royal Road of Tarot for many years with all the usual detours in focus (degrees, children, career). But once on such a path, one is always a pilgrim in some form and blessed by synchronicity. I […]
Exploring the Minor Mentors of Tarot: A Tour Through The Suits
February 16, 2014
Approaching the tarot from a relaxed, inspirational point of view, we will explore what the images of the tarot have to teach us about ourselves and our relationship to our surroundings by writing our way through the elements. The term […]
Blogger as Weaver: A Solstice Interview with Blog Mage Heather Blakey
December 22, 2013
I started posting this year at Transformative Blogging in hopes of elucidating some ways bloggers might play and grow, suggesting they try writing a variety of post types; I also hoped to curate a modest library of links to post […]
Letter Blog Posts: Epistolary Heavens
October 28, 2013
A letter is a Joy of Earth / It is denied the Gods—Emily Dickinson, 1885 Letter writing may be denied the Gods, but Emily’s turn of the phrase, with her distinctive finality inspires a creative challenge—so try it, poets: choose […]
How to Use Images on Your Blog: Imaginal Cells, The Fantasy Astrology Store, and Alternate Histories
May 1, 2013
The human family is now in our own chrysalis. Our Butterfly is soon to be born. You and I are the “imaginal cells” directing that birth.—Carol Lynn Pearson Given their power to instantly tell a story, ignite curiosity, provoke emotion, […]
The Attractant Power and Poetry of List Posts
April 15, 2013
Did you ever make a list of the qualities you wanted in a lover? Did your list draw to you the one you love? Mine did—eventually–after a string of sour love stories featuring Midwest bars, triangles involving the preacher’s daughter, […]